Name: Reel Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today at Congerville, a large offering of central Illinois produced, mostly weaned and vaccinated calves and yearlings were met with active trade and good demand on a well attended auction.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.89/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$289.89

159 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$506

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$82.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

vs IL average

−11.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	296.57	1,672	134
Medium and Large 1-2	565	269.09	1,519	10thin
Large 1-2	533	247.00	1,317	12thin
Medium and Large 2	575	241.00	1,386	2thin
Medium and Large 3	545	214.00	1,166	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.57/cwt here — about $506 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale159 hd

289.89

—

IL average3 barns · 570 hd

291.03

−1.14

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−11.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

72 lots · USDA AMS · Reel Livestock Center Cattle Special - Congerville, IL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	635	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	375.07/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	293.27/cwt	282.00–299.00	1,698	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	994	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,306	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	262.81/cwt	255.00–268.50	2,042	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	257.78/cwt	251.00–270.50	1,866	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	332.11/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,597	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	533	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,317	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	227.05/cwt	224.00–228.00	2,307	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	276.76/cwt	264.00–281.50	1,721	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,110	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	356.04/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,485	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	251.65/cwt	231.00–255.50	1,709	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	295.47/cwt	291.00–304.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	242.23/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	278.85/cwt	263.00–288.00	1,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	264.90/cwt	261.00–278.00	1,558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	241.51/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	218.61/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	552	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,601	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	611	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	618	216.40/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	864	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	268.03/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,823	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	308.61/cwt	293.00–316.00	1,611	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	231.66/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	214.31/cwt	212.50–216.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	417	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	238.99/cwt	235.00–241.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	268.94/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,423	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	296.09/cwt	280.00–310.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	219.79/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	271.43/cwt	257.50–278.00	1,273	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	253.42/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,437	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	324.90/cwt	321.00–332.50	1,212	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	605	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	310.96/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,468	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,741	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	232.11/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,465	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	246.18/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,534	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	288.07/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,204	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,580	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	285.57/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,499	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	2

How this sale compares

Illinois weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Illinois auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Today at Congerville, a large offering of central Illinois produced, mostly weaned and vaccinated calves and yearlings were met with active trade and good demand on a well attended auction.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	365	370.00–377.50	375.07
7	400–450	417	342.50–365.00	356.04
17	450–500	481	317.50–337.50	332.11
31	500–550	522	293.00–316.00	308.61
93	550–600	579	282.00–299.00	293.27
93	600–650	622	264.00–281.50	276.76
21	650–700	680	263.00–271.00	268.03
42	700–750	724	251.00–270.50	257.78
52	750–800	777	255.00–268.50	262.81
10	800–850	826	255.50	255.50
52	950–1000	994	232.00	232.00
117	1000–1050	1,016	224.00–228.00	227.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	420	307.00	307.00
3	450–500	470	291.00–304.00	295.47
3	500–550	510	263.00–288.00	278.85
7	550–600	588	261.00–278.00	264.90
4	600–650	632	238.00–255.00	242.23
28	650–700	679	231.00–255.50	251.65
8	700–750	730	234.00–244.00	241.51
1	850–900	850	234.00	234.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	533	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	403	272.00	272.00
1	450–500	450	269.00	269.00
2	550–600	575	241.00	241.00
3	700–750	725	211.00–224.00	218.61
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	402.50	402.50
10	550–600	552	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	611	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	864	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	208.00–225.00	216.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	265.00	265.00
4	300–350	338	250.00	250.00
5	350–400	386	235.00–241.00	238.99
1	400–450	445	257.00	257.00
3	450–500	477	231.00–233.00	231.66
1	500–550	535	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	670	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	523	212.50–216.00	214.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	345.00	345.00
6	400–450	417	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	470	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	280.00–310.00	296.09
8	450–500	469	257.50–278.00	271.43
16	500–550	529	250.00–275.00	268.94
9	550–600	567	248.00–260.00	253.42
9	600–650	631	232.00–233.00	232.11
3	700–750	743	226.00	226.00
5	750–800	770	218.00–221.00	219.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	373	321.00–332.50	324.90
6	400–450	418	285.00–289.00	288.07
11	450–500	472	305.00–322.50	310.96
42	500–550	525	282.00–287.00	285.57
25	550–600	594	266.00	266.00
33	600–650	623	235.00–252.00	246.18
23	700–750	724	240.50	240.50
2	800–850	838	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	332.50	332.50
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	260.00	260.00

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